Henan Jianye vs Guangzhou Evergrande Prediction 30 July 2016

15:34 29.07.16

Henan Jianye take on the visitors Guangzhou Evergrande in the round 20 match of China Super League. The game will be played at Henan Constructions Stadium on Saturday, July 30th.

Henan are struggling in recent matches. Today’s hosts got eliminated from the Chinese Cup this week, losing the two-leg matchup to Jiangsu Suning after conceding decisive goal in extra time, 2-1, 1-3. On top of that, Henan lost three out of their last four matches in Super League. Despite such disappointing results, the team still remains in top half of the standings with 28 points gained in 20 matches with 17-25 overall goal difference. When Henan lose, they concede a lot as the last three defeats ended with 1-12 on aggregate. On the other hand, Henan show solid results in home matches, taking 20 points in 10 games with nice 8-6 goal difference.

Guangzhou Evergrande continue thrashing their opponents in both domestic competitions. Luis Felipe Scolari’s men clinched their place in the semifinals this week, knocking out Beijing Guoan in the season leg of the quarterfinals, 2-1 (the first leg also ended with 2-1 win of the Evergrande). Guangzhou have gained 45 points in 19 matches this season with impressive 39-11 goal difference. Of course, such impressive record put the team on the first place, seven points ahead of the season team in the table Jiangsu Suning. The Evergrande played nine matches on the road this season, taking 19 points with 19-7 aggregate goal difference.

Obviously, the Evergrande have advantage in the head-to-heads between the teams. Considering that the hosts show nice results at home and conceding small number of goals while the visitors show great performance in defense in any match, we can expect to see a low-scoring result in upcoming match. On top of that, the opponents couldn’t combine over 3 goals since 2011.